The Chairman, Councillor Richard
Britton, welcomed all those present to the meeting and gave an
address, as outgoing Chairman of Council, thanking the officer,
councillors and his wife for supporting him in the role.

The Chairman also took the
opportunity to make the following announcements:

Outgoing Councillors – Acknowledgement Of
Service

It was noted that at the last
council meeting, the meeting acknowledged those councillors who had
let it be known they would not be standing for re-election, and
that it had now been confirmed that the following members did not
seek re-election:

The Chairman drew the
meeting’s attention to following deaths of retired
Councillors:

Mr.Charles Winchcombe, who represented Devizes as a county
councillor and was a former mayor of Devizes, died on 26th March,
2017. Mr.Winchcombe served 30 years as a town councillor and
was also a member of Kennet District Council.

Col. Michael Mounde, M.B.E. (Re), who Died On 2nd March, 2017, was a West Wiltshire District
Councillor for 10 Years. He Was also chairman of the Heart Of
Wessex (Formerly Sowing Seeds) local action group which covers
south Wiltshire And South Somerset, and of the Warminster
and Villages Development
Trust.

The Chairman asked if there were any
declarations of interest to be made, drawing the meeting’s
attention to the previously circulated advice of the Monitoring
Officer in relation to consideration of item 13 - Adoption Chippenham Site Allocations
Plan.

Councillor Johnny Kidney stated that as he had a
pecuniary interest in it, he would leave the chamber for the
consideration of item 13 – Adoption
Chippenham Site Allocations
Plan

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permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each on any agenda item.
Please contact the officer named above for any further
clarification.

Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public
received in accordance with the constitution. Those wishing to ask
questions are required to give notice of any such questions in
writing to the officer named above (acting on behalf of the
Corporate Director) no later than 5pm on 9 May in order to
be guaranteed a written response. Questions received after this
deadline and no later than 5pm 11 May 2017 before the meeting will
receive a verbal response. Please contact the officer named on the
first page of this agenda for further advice.

Questions may be asked without notice if the
Chairman decides that the matter is urgent. Details of any
questions received will be circulated to Councillors prior to the
meeting and made available at the meeting and on the
Council’s website.

The Chairman drew attention to the statement from Mr
Brian Warkwick, circulated with the
agenda supplement, and gave him the opportunity to address the
meeting. Mr Warwick took the opportunity to introduce himself to
the new Councillors and to outline his role as Older People’s
Champion.

That Baroness Scott
of Bybrook OBE be elected Leader of
Wiltshire Council for 2017-2021.

Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE then took the opportunity to thank all
the candidates and parties who participated in the election and
thanked officers for their work during that period. The Leader then
announced the composition of her Cabinet as follows:

·Cllr John Thomson - Deputy Leader, and Cabinet
Member for Communications, Communities, Leisure and
Libraries

·Cllr Chuck Berry - Cabinet Member for Economic
Development and Housing

The Chairman stated that she would take items 11 and
12 together and invited the Leader to propose a motion, drawing
attention to the recommendations included in Agenda Supplement
two.

Leader in proposing the motion stated that, in an
amendment to the motion in the paper, that Councillor Mollie Groom
become a full member of the Northern Area Planning Committee with
Councllor Jacqui Lay as a substitute member.

Councillor Ernie Clark stated that the following
substitute members should be added: Southern Area Planning
Committee – Councillors George Jeans and Graham
Wright;

(c)Tore-appointthoseAreaBoards,constitutedas area committeesas set out in paragraphs13 to15andAppendix 1ofthe report presentedandwithintheConstitution,to comprisethe UnitaryCouncillorsfor thatarea.To re-appointtheLocalPension BoardestablishedunderthePublicServicePensions Act2013andconsequentamendmentstothe LocalGovernmentPensionSchemeRegulations2013with thetermsofreferenceas set out in the Constitution.

The Chairman invited the Cabinet Member for
Planning, Councillor Toby Sturgis, to present the item, which asked
Council to consider the recommendations of Cabinet at its meeting
on 14 March 2017 concerning the adoption of the Chippenham Site

Allocations Plan.

In moving the motion, duly seconded by the Leader,
Councillor Sturgis thanked officers for their hard work in
producing the plan, and outlined the benefits of adopting the plan
and the risks of seeking to refuse or amend the plan now that it
had been amended following its consideration by the Planning
Inspector.

Whilst he expressed a wish to support the plan.
Councillor Ian Thorn and Councillor Ernie Clark both expressed some
concern as to whether lessons had been learnt about the delays in
adopting the plan.

Councillors Clare Cape and Councillor Ross Henning
expressed concerns that infrastructure requirements of the town
would not be adequately addressed.

Councillor Jon Hubbard stated that he could not
support the plan as it did not adequately address the transport
issues.

Councillor Christine Crisp stated that whilst she
knew that the plan would not meet approval across the community, it
had addressed some of them.

Councillor Peter Hutton spoke in support of the plan
as, even though he recognised some of the concerns of residents, it
was an opportunity to lead development in the town.

Councillor Nick Murry
expressed major reservations about the plan, including the impact
of additional traffic on residents and the need for infrastructure
issues to be addressed.

In response to a question from Councillor Nick
Murry, the Monitoring Officer stated
that he had advised that Chairman that the proposed amendment would
have had a material effect on the plan, in effect negating its
adoption, and thus was recommended to be refused permission to be
tabled as an amendment.

In closing, Councillor Toby Sturgis stated that
infrastructure requirements of the community could only be
delivered through new housing development.

Having been put to a recorded vote, the
meeting;

Resolved

(i)To note the content of the
Inspector’s Report into the examination of the Chippenham Site Allocations Plan (Appendix 1) and his conclusions regarding legal
compliance and soundness and accepts the modifications in the
Appendix of the Inspector’s Report, which the Inspector
considers are necessary to make the plan sound in accordance with
legislation

(ii)To adopt the Chippenham Site Allocations Plan, as amended as set
out in Appendix 2, including the Additional
Modifications set out in Appendix
3.

(iii)To delegate authority to the Associate
Director for Economic Development and Planning in consultation with
the Associate Director for Legal and Governance and the relevant
Cabinet Member to amend the Policies Map as set out in Appendix 5 and for further minor textual changes to be
made to the Chippenham Site Allocations
Plan prior to publication in the interests of accuracy and
consistency.

(iv)That, subject to Council approval of
(ii) above, to delegate authority to the Associate Director for
Economic, Development and Planning in consultation with the
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The Chairman noted that no notices of motion
submitted to the meeting.

116.

Proposed changes to the Constitution - Parts 11A & 11B

To consider proposed minor changes to Parts
11A & 11B of the Council’s Constitution which relate to
the terms of reference of the Corporate Parenting Panel and the
Safeguarding Children and Young People Panel.

The Chairman introduced the report which asked Council to consider the proposed amendments to Part 11A of the
Constitution, Corporate Parenting Strategy and Part 11B of the
Constitution, Role and Function of the Safeguarding Children and
Young People Panel.

There being no questions, and having been duly
proposed and seconded, the meeting;

Resolved

1)To approve the proposed changes to Part 11A of
the Constitution as detailed in Appendix 1; and to delegate any
future changes to introductory sections to the Monitoring Officer
in consultation with the Lead Member for
Children’s
Services.

2)To approve the proposed changes to Part 11B of
the Constitution as detailed in
Appendix 2.

a.The Chairman will move that Council receives and
notes the minutes of Cabinet and the various Committees of the
Council as listed in the
minute book.

b.The Chairman will invite the Leader, Cabinet members
and Chairmen of Committees to make any important
announcements.

c.Councillors will be given the opportunity to raise
questions on points of information or clarification on the minutes
presented.

d.Councillors will be given an opportunity to raise
any questions on the minutes of the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire
Authority – please submit any questions to
committee@wiltshire.gov.uk by 5pm 8 May 2017

e.
Councillors will be given an opportunity to raise general issues
relating to Area Boards but not
specific local issues.

The
Chairman then invited questions from members on points of
information or clarification on the above minutes and gave the
Chairmen of those meetings the opportunity to make any important
announcements on the work of their respective
Committees.

The
Leader confirmed that all key decisions taken by Cabinet had been
taken in accordance with the 28 day notice period and that no
special urgent decisions had been taken in the same
period.

Please note that Councillors are required to give
notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named on the
first page of this agenda (acting on behalf of the Corporate
Director) not later than 5pm on Tuesday 9 May 2017.
Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that
the matter is urgent.

Details of any questions received will be circulated
to Councillors prior to the meeting and made available at the
meeting and on the Council’s website.

The Chairman reported receipt
of questions from CouncillorsErnie Clark and
Brian Daltondetails of which were circulated
in Agenda Supplement No. 1.

Questioners were permitted to each ask one relevant
supplementary question per question submitted and where they did
so, the relevant Cabinet member responded as summarised
below:

1.Councillor Ernie Clark to Councillor Toby Sturgis
(Ref 17-44)

In a verbal response given, Councillor Toby Sturgis
stated that the term ‘abeyance’ suggested that
consideration of an application had been suspended. This term was
not formally recognised as a planning term and, as such, there are
no records are kept to fully answer the question.

2.Councillor Brian Dalton to Councillor Toby Sturgis
(Ref 17-45)

In a verbal response given, Councillor Toby Sturgis
stated that Chairs of the Planning Committees were consulted on the
time change, and that he felt the benefits of having afternoon
meetings outweighed those for having meetings in the
evening.